Michael Palin in Wyeth's World

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Michael Palin in Wyeth's World is a 2013 British documentary film directed by Eleanor Yule and featuring Michael Palin. It is about the American painter Andrew Wyeth and the people who inspired his paintings.

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Production

The film was part of a series of collaborations between Michael Palin, the director Eleanor Yule and the producer Mhairi McNeill. They began to discuss the project five years before it was made. It was filmed during three weeks in the autumn of 2013 in Pennsylvania and Maine. [1]

Reception

Yolanda Zappaterra wrote in Time Out London : "It's a fascinating life, and containing as it does interviews with Helga, Andrew's son and painter Jamie Wyeth, and Andrew himself before his death in 2009. A real treat – particularly if you're as ignorant of Wyeth's world as we were." [2] The Independent's Gerard Gilbert called the film "unexpectedly absorbing". [3] John Crace of The Guardian wrote that "Michael Palin in Wyeth's World (BBC2) was a little gem; a one-hour documentary about a 20th-century American painter, Andrew Wyeth, of whom I had never heard, yet which kept me intrigued". [4]

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References

  1. Williams, Sally (29 December 2013). "Michael Palin: My wife keeps me grounded". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. Zappaterra, Yolanda (17 December 2013). "Michael Palin in Wyeth's World". Time Out London . Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. Gilbert, Gerard (20 December 2013). "Christmas TV guide 2013: Look beyond the usual shows for the best festive telly" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. Crace, John (30 December 2013). "Moonfleet; Michael Palin in Wyeth's World; Endeavour: Everest by Canoe – TV review". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 November 2016.